Shade and curtain holder



WITNESS:

Sept. '20, .1927. 1,643,020

G. LAVOIE- 'SHADE AND CURTAIN HOLDER Filed March 17, 1926 I N V E N o RATTORNEY Patented Sept. 20, 1927.

umTEn STATES PATENT O GEORGE LAv'oIn, or FALL nrviia, MASSACHUSETTS.

SHADE AND CURTAIN HOLDER.

Application filed March 17, 1926. Serial No. 95,397.

frame is not marred, with means 'on' eachholder for holding a trunnionof a window shade roller and also for holding curtain and drapery bars.7

Another object of the invention is to make the device adjustable so asto fit window frames of different sizes.

This invention also: consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detall, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is a view of the upper portion of a window frame showing a pair ofholders thereon.

' Figure 2 is a plan view showing the holders supporting a shade rollerand a palr of bars.

Figure 3 members.

Figure 4 is a view of one of the Y-shaped members.

Figure 5 is a view of the clamping aw which is attached to the Y-shapedmember by a bolt.

Figure 6 is a sectional view through one end of a curtain pole, showinghow 1t is supported by one of the spring limbs of apole supportingbracket.

In these views, 1 indicates a Y'-shaped member which has the extremitiesof its prongs bent at rightangles and provided with points 2 forpenetrating the edges of the top piece of a window or door frame, asshown in Figure 1, the corner of this said top piece is a view of one ofthe sliding fitting between the prongs, as shown in said figure. Theotherend of the member 1 is bent upwardly at rightangles and 1s provrdedwith a threaded hole 8 for receiving a bolt 4 which passes through aperforated ear 5 bent up from. a jaw 6 which has its other end formedwith the curved prongs 7 for engaging the under edge of the top piece ofthe frame as well as one of the side pieces thereof. Thus by tighteningthe nut 4, the members 1 and 6 will be moved toward each other so thattheir points will penetrate the edges of the frame and thus thesupporting means, consisting. of the membersql and 6, will be firmlyconnectedwith the frame. By pro-" viding the screw or bolt 4, the devicecanbe adjusted to fit different sizes of window frames. The member 1"has attached thereto a pairof blocks 8, the blocks being substantiallyL-shaped in cross section to form a guideway for an L-shaped arm 9,the-projecting arm of which is provided with a notch 10 for receivingthe flat trunnion of a shade roller, such as that shown at A in Figure2. This part of the other holder would be providedwith a round hole toreceive the round trunnion of the roller, as will be understood. Abracket 11 is fastened to the projecting part of each arm 9 and thisbracket supports a U-shaped clip 12, the arms of whichare of springmetal and provided with the corrugations 13. These arms are adapted toenter the ends of the bars 14 which are designed to support lacecurtains, draperies and the like. By forcing the ends ofthese bars overthe limbs of the clips 12, they will be supported by the clips, as shownin F igure 2. This figure shows two of thesebars 14, one being used forthe lace curtains and the other for-the draperies. By sliding the arms 9in the gui'deways on the members 1, the parts can be adjusted to suitshade rollers of different lengths and rods 14 of different lengths. Thecorrugations 13 are designed to engage the projections 15 extendinginwardly on the rods 14 so that there is no danger of the rods becomingdetached from the devices.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have'provided simple means forsupporting a shade roller and curtain rods, such means being free ofbolts and the like so that they can be easily and quickly put inposition on a window frame without marring the frame, and they can beadjusted to fit differentsizes of frames.

It is thought from. the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of my invention willbe readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, providedthat such changes fall within the scopeof the appended claims.

What I claim is iug a Y-shaped meniber having the ends of its arms bentat rightangles and the extremities extended parallel with the arms andpointed, the stem oi said member having its outer end bent atright-angles in a direction opposite the angular ends of the arms andformed with a threaded hole, a iaw member having one end bent atrightangles and perforated, curved pron -s o the other end extendingopposite from the angular end and a threaded bolt loosely mounted in theperforation of the angular end, of the body and threaded into the holeof the angular end of the Y-shaped member whereby to adjustsaid membersto bring them into clamping engagement with an object blocks secured tothe Y-shaped member and being of substantially L-shape in. cross sectionto providea guide-way and a curtain and shade supporting memberadjustably mounted in the guideavay.

2. A combined WiIlClOW curtain and shade holder comprising incombination a Y- shaped member having teeth or dents at its upperextremities and being adapted to enthe upper outer corner of a Windowframe, a substantially S-shaped jaw member for directly engaging theupper inner corner of a window frame, means for simultaneously bringingsaid Y-shaped member and said jaw member into clamping engagement onsaid Window :E nine, guide means so cured to said Y-shaped means anddisposed in parallel relation to the cross member of the WiHClOW frame,a strip member adapted to be received Within said guide means, saidstrip member having means right angnlarly disposed thereon for receivingcurtain ends and the ends of curtain rods.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

GEORGE LAVGIE.

